Enhancing germination of eastern gamagrass seed with stratification and gibberellic acid

• Published in: Crop science Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 549 - 552
• Main Authors: Rogis, C, Gibson, L.R, Knapp, A.D, Horton, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Madison, WI Crop Science Society of America 01.03.2004; American Society of Agronomy
• Subjects: Acids; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Biological and medical sciences; Comparative studies; duration; forage crops; forage grasses; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genetics and breeding of economic plants; Germination; gibberellic acid; Grasses; seed dormancy; seed germination; seed stratification; seed treatment; Seeds; Seeds and other planting stocks; Stratification; temperature; Tripsacum dactyloides; Monocotyledones; Germination; Gibberellin; Seed stratification; Dormancy breaking; Gramineae; Seed; Angiospermae; Plant growth substance; Spermatophyta; Fodder crop; Caryopsis; Gibberellic acid

Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides, L.), a warm season, perennial grass with great potential for forage and conservation uses, has a high level of seed dormancy, making establishment difficult. Stratification at 4 degrees C for 6 wk is a standard method for providing germinable gamagrass seed....